Tompkins Families

Tompkins Families serves as a reliable resource for all families based within Tompkins County. Here you will find information on parenting, educational resources, financial information, and fun and/or informational events throughout the county.

This site is managed by Cornell Cooperative Extension of Tompkins County as part of our mission to contribute to the well-being of our diverse community. The information here is gathered from numerous sources. Please feel free to contact us if you wish to have other links added to those gathered here.

New Siblings

A good sibling relationship is more likely if parents value it. Parents should think about the way they would like their children to behave with each other.

Contact

Tompkins' Families

Things To Do!

Cornell’s Office of Career Life Services maintains several
e-lists such
Cornell Parents, Students-with-Kids, LGBT Families and Special
Needs Families
. As a member of one of these lists you would receive a
bi-weekly
Cornell
Parent E-News
with child, family, and parenting related activities,
workshops, etc. as well as related news throughout the month. Sign up for
lists of interest
here.
For those who also are caring for an aging relative or friend in
addition to caring for children, you can join the Elder e-list and receive the
monthly
Elder
Care/Caregiver E-News
.

Ithaca Family Fun has a calendar of family friendly events on their website.

Community Partners

Tompkins' Families includes a network of organizations that work together to help families create communities where children can thrive. By collaborating, we can better reach families that need support, which in turn
helps create healthy children, strong families, opportunities for early
learning, and supportive communities. Learn more about Tompkins' Families community partners on the links below: